Social Relations

How do we relate to one another? Social relations focuses on six main contributors to how we interact and connect with one another.

PREJUDICE

• An unjustifiable attitude towards a group of people
• Usually involves stereotypical believes

Social inequalities

• Ingroup- People with whom one shares a common identity
• Outgroup-  People perceived as different from one's ingroup
• Ingroup Bias-  Tendency to favor one's own group

Scapegoat Theory

Prejudice that provides an outlet for anger by providing someone to blame

AGGRESSION

Any physical or verbal behavior intended to hurt or destroy

Frustration Aggression principle

• Blocking of an attempt to achieve a goal, which creates anger which generates aggression
• Goals can be sports/work/relationship oriented

CONFLICT

Perceived incompatibility of  actions, goals, and ideas

Social Traps

Parties of a situation may become caught in a mutually harmful decision as they pursue their own desires

Just-world Phenomenon

The belief that those who suffer deserve what they get

Reciprocity Norm

The expectation that people will help those that have helped them

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Social  Responsibility

The expectation that people will help those that rely on them

ATTRACTION

Are contributed to by 5 factors

1. proximity

• Geographic Nearness
• Mere exposure effectRepeated exposure breeds liking
• Mirror Image Concept

"You too totally belong together"

2. Reciprocal Liking

You are more likely  to like someone who likes you back

3. Similarity

Birds of a feather flock together

4. Physical attractiveness

Physically attractiveness predicts dating frequencies.

5. Love

Passionate Love:

Arousal state; Physical need

Compassionate Love:

Deep affectionate love composed of:

Equity (Fairness) & Self- Disclosure (No Secrets)

ALTRUISM

Unselfish regard for others welfare

Bystander Effect

The effect that people are less willing to help others if there are more people present

Social Exchange Theory

The idea that our social behavior is an exchange process, in which me maximize our benefits and minimize the costs

PEACEMAKING

• Compromise at its finest
• Works towards Win/Win situations
• Give people shared goals that can be achieved through cooperation

G.R.I.T

Graduated &

Reciprocated

Initiatives in

Tension Reduction

Social Psychology

The study of how we think about, influence, and relate to another

How do we think about one another?

         

We are social beings 

who thrive on social interaction, and our will to love, or hate drastically; which is why, despite others objections, we really truly care what others think of us.

Attribution theory

The idea that we give a casual explanation for someone's behavior

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency to underestimate the impact of a situation and overestimate the impact of personal disposition

Attitudes

A  belief or feeling that predisposes one to respond in a particular way to something

Foot in Door Phenomenon

The tendency for people who have first agreed to a small request, to comply later to a larger request

Door in Face Phenomenon

The tendency for people who say no to a huge request to comply with a smaller one first.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

The theory that we do not like when we have either conflicting attitudes, or when our attitudes do not match our actions